MY149756A - Method and apparatus for controllable sodium delivery for thin film photovoltaic materials - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for controllable sodium delivery for thin film photovoltaic materials

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MY149756A
MY149756A MYPI2011005424A MYPI2011005424A MY149756A MY 149756 A MY149756 A MY 149756A MY PI2011005424 A MYPI2011005424 A MY PI2011005424A MY PI2011005424 A MYPI2011005424 A MY PI2011005424A MY 149756 A MY149756 A MY 149756A
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Abstract

A SOLAR CELL INCLUDES A SUBSTRATE (100), A FIRST ELECTRODE (200) LOCATED OVER THE SUBSTRATE (100), WHERE THE FIRST ELECTRODE (200) COMPRISES A FIRST TRANSITION METAL LAYER (202), AT LEAST ONE P-TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR ABSORBER LAYER (301) LOCATED OVER THE FIRST ELECTRODE, AN N-TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER (302) LOCATED OVER THE P-TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR ABSORBER LAYER, AND A SECOND ELECTRODE (400) LOCATED OVER THE N-TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER (302). THE FIRST TRANSITION METAL LAYER (202) CONTAINS (i) AN ALKALI ELEMENT OR AN ALKALI COMPOUND AND (ii) A LATTICE DISTORTION ELEMENT OR A LATTICE DISTORTION COMPOUND. THE P-TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR ABSORBER LAYER (301) INCLUDES A COPPER INDIUM SELENIDE (CIS) BASED ALLOY MATERIAL.
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